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October 16, 2023
All eyes on Gaza. We can’t look away now.
Israeli officials are openly planning to open “the gates of hell” on Gaza.
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JVP-NYC Rejects Mayor de Blasio & NY City Council Condemnation of Boycotts for Palestinian Human Rights
The New York City Chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace was dismayed last week to hear Mayor Bill de Blasio’s statements denouncing the grassroots, nonviolent, boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights.
Civil Rights & Community Groups Urge Governor Brown to Veto Costly, Wasteful Bill Intended to Suppress Human Rights Boycotts
AB 2844 is both an attack on the constitutional rights of Californians and a waste of taxpayer money.
Jewish Voice for Peace Supports the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
We support the courageous peaceful protests led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to protect their land and water.
The Anti-Defamation League Kills the Black/Jewish Alliance
Dozens of progressive organizations have applauded and endorsed the MBL platform, including Jewish Voice for Peace and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. In fact, it is hard to see how anyone committed to equality and human rights could not. But then there‘s the Anti Defamation League.
2016 DNC Raises New Questions About How to Make Palestinian Human Rights a Touchstone Progressive Issue
Just four years ago, it would have been unthinkable. But at the 2016 DNC, I witnessed firsthand how the groundswell of support for Palestinian equality made waves inside and outside the convention arena.
An official political blacklist. Yes, it’s really 2016.
The shift has been underway for years now: opponents of Palestinian human rights have de-emphasized actual debate about Israeli policies. Nowhere is this more clear than among those who oppose the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions…
Poetry is Not A Crime
When a global superstar schedules a concert in Israel (think Carlos Santana, Ms. Lauryn Hill), or when Israel hosts an international film festival (as it is this month), we protest. Because Israel uses culture as…
JVP Response to the Movement for Black Lives Policy Platform
JVP endorses the Movement for Black Lives platform in its entirety, without reservation.
Small Victory after Support from Pulitzer-Winners, but Palestinian Poet Still Faces Possibility of Years in Israeli Prison
After three months in Israeli prisons and more than six months under house arrest in an apartment near Tel Aviv, last week an Israeli judge ruled to allow Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour to continue her house arrest in her family home near Nazareth.
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